Robert McNabb, on Sun, Dec 05, 2010 at 04:16:31PM -0800 you wrote:
>
> I've a friend whose Dad was RAF ww2 and he recently loaned me a book on
> the British Army fight with the Japs in Burma.In the book I found a
> note he left on the Pialla, an enameled mug used by the British Army.
> Well Christmas is coming up and I thought I'd surprise him with a
> trinket.
> any or you englishters ever seen or heard of such?
> Robert McNabb
> Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia
> ST4 1999 RED
Hmm, not sure I like being called an englischter, but this British
biker will speculate. I (and Google) have never heard* of a Pialla mug.
But I'm 99.9% sure that what the British Army had in Burma would have
been a good old 'tin mug'. (See the first image that comes up for 'tin
mug' on Google Images or http://tinyurl.com/2foduzd.) What's popularly
called a tin mug is actually a glass enamelled steel mug. I have several
in my camping box. They're a tad heavier than a plastic mug but much
more satisfying to drink out of, even though they burn your lips!
What else?
Pialla is Italian for smoothing plane, which doesn't help!
There doesn't appear to be anywhere called Pialla that might have a mug
connection.
*I've been around since 1945, so I've heard a fair bit:)
I've only seen the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance, from Skyline Drive, but still a great sight.
--
Jan
On the road:'03 ST4s ABS (since April), '99 M900 (since new)
Languishing: 2 'Guzzis & a flying brick
Norwich, UK
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